"Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
- Harriet Tubman

Today is my last day with Dalcon and I am thankful for the opportunity to LEARN and GROW from this experience. I am excited to LEVERAGE my new found knowledge in ways that are able to support my dreams for the future.

Obviously, anytime you change occupations, you experience a significant CHANGE. A change in comfort, focus, income and other areas that AFFECT your ability to keep clarity of your end goals. Change, when managed properly, can be a GREAT thing and an opportunity for you to drive your personal development.

As we approach the election, we hear a lot about CHANGE as well. Logically, the new President (regardless of who wins) WILL be a change. New policies, new ideology, new focus. As you prepare to vote, make sure you consider "what" change means and how that will affect you... Then take ACTION!

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
The STRENGTH of change comes in the DEVELOPMENT of your talents being pressured by the necessity to survive. By being forced to make DIFFICULT decisions in scenarios you are not typically comfortable with provides you with the EXPERIENCE and INSIGHT to lead others in a more effective way.

When you are seeking opportunities, seek the ones that CREATE a change in your skills, education, comfort levels, leadership - don't just pursue a positive change in finances.

A great mentor once said to me, "follow the learning opportunity and you will find that the money will follow you."

"I've never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline."
- Vince Lombardi

What do you say when you wake up to go to work? What do you FEEL? Are you EXCITED about the days new opportunities or do you DREAD what is yet to come?

One thing many top ACHIEVERS have in common is their PASSION for what they do. They often perceive the career as a GAME in which they enjoy playing. It is the grind of the day and the CHALLENGE to excel that DRIVES them to be successful. Is the GAME fun for you?

What ACTIONS can you take to make your days enjoyable? Are you in the RIGHT career or are you pursuing money over knowledge? Have you discovered your PASSIONS professionally or even stopped to think about them?

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
A key to "ENJOYING the grind" is finding your passion and purpose. You don't have to LOVE your work (commonly, most people don't). Rather, you DO have to love an aspect of it in which you can achieve.

Define what you ENJOY and fins a way to MAXIMIZE that in your job function. Additionally, CLARIFY your purpose. Maybe your job is a means to an end (which is fine) and by CLARIFYING what you must do to achieve your end results - you WILL find an increased appreciation for your actions and thus, better RESULTS.

Find a way to enjoy it all more and you will find that everything becomes much EASIER.

"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
- Winston Churchill

I have been wanting to write a Morning Motivator around this topic for awhile now. This is the idea of doing what is BEST for you, your people and your community, in spite of the results.

We live in a world of YES people. You know them... The ones that are so PROUD that they are always on the winning team, the one's that have NEVER had a failure or ALWAYS side with the management team. They are the people that you see but never NOTICE. They speak and are not HEARD. The EXIST but barely LIVE.

In our society, most people fall into the above category. As a leader, you must TRUST yourself and your people to be VIRTUOUS in the face of all the "lemmings." The INSPIRATION people seek comes from the BOLD, STRONG leaders that make a difference. It is your WILLINGNESS to sacrifice personal COMFORT to fight for the best interests of others that creates TRUST and CONFIDENCE about you in the eyes of others.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Are you a YES person? Do you stand up for what is RIGHT even if it means being the outcast?

It is understandable if you have up to this point. Maybe you didn't know what YOU stood for or didn't know how to take ACTION.

The point is that TODAY is the day you can become a great leader. Dig your feet into the ground and stand BOLDLY for what you believe in. You will not be judged harshly for what you BELIEVE as long as you show STRENGTH and COMMITMENT to your position.

"Emanicipate yourself from mental slavery, no one but ourselves can free our minds."
- Bob Marley

As you may have realized, I have a personal PASSION for psychology and how one's thought processes affect their SUCCESS potentials. The more I research, the more I BELIEVE that the attitudes carried in the mind are the DIFFERENCE between achievement and limited success.

I am continually AMAZED at the very slight differences between the person that achieves at a very high level and the one that does well, yet never breaks through. Rarely are the differences - INTELLIGENCE, PRIVLEDGE, POLITICAL CONNECTIONS, or UNIQUE ABILITY. Most commonly, the variations are - CONFIDENCE, FOCUS, RESILIANCE and LEADERSHIP.

Interestingly, it seems to be ones ability to CHOOSE, FOCUS and EXECUTE success patterns that makes them achieve. It is their FOCUS that allows them to break the mental barriers of self limiting thoughts and allow for their dreams to have substance that they act upon. Are you FREEING YOUR MIND to accept your desired success?

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
If you agree that its a MENTAL ADVANTAGE that most high achievers have, the you must answer the following question:

What are the BEST ways to create an positive, productive, success-oriented mind set?

"Whether you realize it or not, you have the power to be successful by helping others succeed."
- David Cottrell

The POWER to improve the life of someone else is AMAZING. Consider your FAVORITE teacher in grade school or college... What made them so IMPACTFUL?

Often, it is the PASSION to help others succeed that provides the medium for others to MAXIMIZE their potential into action. It was your teachers DESIRE to see you become a better person than they are capable of that provided you the FOUNDATION to be successful, in addition to a measurement of THEIR success.

What are you doing to ESTABLISH your success legacy? How are you BUILDING up others to show them the pathway to ACHIEVEMENT? Have you taken ACTIONS steps to see that us success is tied directly into the talents and abilities of others?

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Personal achievement is DIFFICULT to accomplish when you are alone in your efforts.

Listen to any LEADER speak about success and they will ALL describe the effort, value and appreciation of the people that work so hard to directly affect the OVERALL accomplishment.

BUILD up others - find ways to SHOWCASE success opportunities - INSPIRE action to around you.... This is TRULY your best path to success!